#13 CJ Carr 2024-25 Football Roster

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

• 2025 Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist
• Davey O’Brien Award Quarterback Class of 2025
• 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist
• 2025 The Athletic Midseason All-Freshman Team
• Manning Award Quarterback of the Week (October 1, 2025)
• Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week (September 30, 2025)
• Manning Award Star of the Week (September 29, 2025)
• Davey O’Brien Great 8 (September 29, 2025)
• 2025 Manning Award Watch List
• 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List
• 2025 Davey O’Brien Award Midseason Watch List

AS A FRESHMAN (2025)

• at MIAMI (8/31): Made first-career start… completed 19 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns… longest pass of the game went for 65 yards… rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown… ran up the middle for a seven-yard touchdown run to tie the game in the fourth quarter
• TEXAS A&M (9/13): Started at quarterback… completed 20 passes for 293 yards and a TD… longest pass of the game went for 43 yards… threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to RB Jeremiyah Love in the second quarter
• PURDUE (9/20): Started at quarterback… completed 10 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns… threw a 66-yard touchdown on the first offensive play from scrimmage… tossed a 48-yard touchdown in the third quarter… helped the Irish record 535 yards of total offense
• at ARKANSAS (9/27): Started at quarterback… completed 22 passes for a career-high 354 yards and four touchdowns… posted most first-half passing yards (294) by an Irish quarterback since 2008… threw 21-yard and 34-yard touchdown passes in the second quarter… his four touchdowns are tied for the second-most ever by a freshman quarterback at Notre Dame…was named Manning Award QB of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O’Brien Great 8 and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week for his performance.
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Started at quarterback for the Irish… completed 15 of his 23 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns… threw a 19-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a six-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter… longest pass went for 24 yards… also ran three times for career-high 25 yards
• NC STATE (10/11): Started at quarterback for the Irish… completed 19 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns… longest completion went for 42 yards… both touchdown passes came in the third quarter… became first Notre Dame quarterback since 2021 to throw for multiple 300+ yard passing games… his 1,622 yards through the first six games are the most by an Irish quarterback since the 2014 season
• USC (10/18): Started at quarterback… completed 16 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown… threw a six-yard touchdown in the third quarter… had a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put Notre Dame up 10
• AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Started at quarterback for the Irish… had 18 completions for 299 yards… was a perfect seven-of-seven passing for 189 yards and two touchdowns in the second quarter alone… opened up the scoring in the second quarter with a 40-yard touchdown pass to WR Malachi Fields… Tossed a 44-yard touchdown to WR Will Pauling late in the second quarter to extend the lead to 12… rushed twice for 12 yards
•  NAVY (11/9): Started at quarterback… completed 13 passes and completed over 81% of his passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns… longest pass went 52 yards, which was his eighth pass of 40-yards or more of the season, which is the most in a season by an Irish freshman quarterback… threw a five-yard touchdown to WR Jordan Faison with under two minutes left in the second quarter… tossed a 34-yard touchdown to WR KK Smith and a four-yard touchdown to TE Ty Washington in the third quarter
• at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Started at quarterback for the Irish… completed 21 passes for 212 yards… recorded two passing touchdowns, both to WR Malachi Fields –a 25-yard pass completion in the second quarter and a six yard pass completion in the third quarter… added a five-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the win
• SYRACUSE (11/22): Started at quarterback for the Irish in the win… completed five passes for 49 yards and a touchdown… threw a six-yard touchdown to WR Will Pauling on the first play of the second quarter to put the Irish up 42-0… longest pass went for 14 yards to WR Jordan Faison on a touchdown drive in the first quarter
• AT STANFORD (11/29): Started at quarterback… completed 17 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns… tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to RB Jadarian Price with 17 seconds left in the first half… threw a six-yard slant to WR Jordan Faison for a touchdown early in the third quarter… longest pass of the game was a 54-yard strike to Faison on the first play of the second half for Notre Dame’s offense… carried the ball four times for 15 yards

AS A FRESHMAN (2024)

• at PURDUE (9/15): Made debut with the Irish in the win

PREP AND PERSONAL

• A consensus four-star recruit
• The 37th overall prospect, third quarterback and the top prospect in the state by ESPN
• The 38th overall prospect, fifth quarterback and the top prospect in the state by 247Sports
• The 49th overall prospect, fourth quarterback and the top prospect in the state by Rivals.com
• The 209th overall prospect, 15th quarterback and third-ranked player in the state by On3
• Named an All-American following his senior season
• Earned an Elite 11 Finals roster spot
• All-American Bowl participant
• A three-time first team all-state quarterback
• Led Saline to an SEC Red championship during his senior season
• Finished his senior season 199-for-292, for 2,754 yards, 24 touchdowns, ran 59 times for 91 yards and nine scores
• As a junior, threw for 2,685 yards with 26 touchdowns, running for 221 yards and seven scores
• Saline earned another SEC Championship during his sophomore season
• Finished his sophomore season with 2,696 yards and 28 touchdowns 
• Son of Jason and Tammi Carr
• His father, Jason, played football at the University of Michigan
• Grandson of former University of Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr
• Played under head coach Joe Palka, earning three varsity letters in football and basketball at Saline High
• Has two brothers, Tommy and Chad